Archive for November, 2007
Turnitin Use No Longer Prohibited
Monday, November 26th, 2007 Posted in FERPA, TurnItIn | No Comments »
FPCO has issued a ruling that resolved the potential FERPA violation that has restricted Turnitin use since September. There are, however specific conditions: Faculty may require students to submit a ... Read more..Spreadsheets and Calculated Columns in Blackboard
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 Posted in Blackboard, Office 2007 | No Comments »
Importing a calculated column from a spreadsheet will override the column's formula with a hard number since spreadsheets do not recognize column formulas used in Blackboard. To ensure your calculated ... Read more..Blackboard Server Move Postponed until December
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 Posted in Blackboard, Blackboard Status | No Comments »
The previously announced downtime on Nov. 16-18 has been rescheduled for Dec. 18 at 4:45 p.m. through Dec. 21. The database will be moved to a new machine, and additional ... Read more..Blackboard Day Light Savings Issue
Monday, November 5th, 2007 Posted in Blackboard | No Comments »
Blackboard has identified an issue which causes the start and end dates of assessments and the due and cutoff dates of assignments to count back one hour each time a ... Read more..